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Table 3 Average values of the MW of the extracted PHB at the different experimental conditions

From: Novel insights in dimethyl carbonate-based extraction of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)

Extraction

Mixing time (min)

Biomass

PHB MW (MDa)

Chloroform/hexane

120

Dry

0.35

DMC/ethanol

120

Dry

0.23

DMC/ethanol

120

Wet

1.1